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Zions Bancorporation, National Association Executive Compensation (FY25)

ZION · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 4, 2026
253 figures on this page: 246 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Harris H. Simmons was paid $5,358,037 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $5,725,536 reported for fiscal 2024, Simmons' total was 6.4% lower. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 64:1, against median employee compensation of $83,754. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 1, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes BOK Financial Corporation, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Colombia Banking System, Comerica Incorporated and Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Harris H. Simmons
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 1, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Harris H. Simmons: $5,725,536 → $5,358,037 (6.4% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 95.3% → 94.8% (0.5 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Zions Bancorporation, National Association's chief executive and what were they paid?
Harris H. Simmons was paid $5,358,037 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $5,725,536 reported for fiscal 2024, Simmons' total was 6.4% lower.
What was Zions Bancorporation, National Association's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 1, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Zions Bancorporation, National Association's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes BOK Financial Corporation, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Colombia Banking System, Comerica Incorporated and Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., among others.
What is Zions Bancorporation, National Association's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 64:1, against median employee compensation of $83,754.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Harris Simmons
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Scott McLean
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Paul Burdiss
Former Chief Executive Officer, Zions Bank
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Harris H. Simmons
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Scott J. McLean
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul E. Burdiss
Chief Executive Officer Zions Bank, Former Chief Financial Officer Zions Bancorporation
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Ellingsen
Chief Executive Officer California Bank & Trust
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven D. Stephens
Chief Executive Officer Amegy Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
R. Ryan Richards
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Harris H. Simmons
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Scott J. McLean
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul E. Burdiss
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Zions Bank
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Kyriakakis
Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
R. Ryan Richards
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Christopher KyriakakisRSU◇——◇——◇
Harris H. SimmonsRSU◇——◇——◇
Paul E. BurdissRSU◇——◇——◇
R. Ryan RichardsRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott J. McLeanRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Scott McLeanRSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇2/12/2030
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RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/10/2029
Option◇—◇2/12/2030
R. RichardsRSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/12/2030
RSU◇◇——
Paul BurdissRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/31/2028
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/31/2028
Option◇—◇12/31/2028
RSU◇◇——
Harris H. SimmonsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/12/2030
RSU◇◇——
Christopher KyriakakisRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ryan RichardsOption◇—◇2/10/2029
Option◇—◇2/12/2030
Harris SimmonsOption◇—◇2/10/2029
Option◇—◇2/12/2030
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen D. Quinn
Lead independent director
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Edward F. Murphy
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Barbara A. Yastine
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Gary L. Crittenden
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Maria Contreras-Sweet
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Suren K. Gupta
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Claire A. Huang
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Aaron B. Skonnard
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Vivian S. Lee
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Scott J. McLean and Harris H. Simmons served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • BOK Financial Corporation BOKF
  • Citizens Financial Group, Inc. CFG
  • Colombia Banking System COLB
  • Comerica Incorporated CMA
  • Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. CFR
  • East West Bancorp, Inc. EWBC
  • Fifth Third Bancorp FITB
  • First Horizon National Corp FHN
  • Huntington Bancshares Incorporated HBAN
  • KeyCorp KEY
  • M&T Bank Corporation MTB
  • Pinnacle Financial Partners PNFP
  • Regions Financial Corporation RF
  • Synovus Financial Corp. SNV
  • Western Alliance Bancorp WAL
  • WinTrust Financial Corporation WTFC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 1, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 2, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 5, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 29, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 30, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 1, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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253 figures on this page: 246 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
246 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000109380-26-000077
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000109380-26-000052
    2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · CEO PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE · Compensation of Directors · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0000109380-25-000062
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000109380-25-000045
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0000109380-24-000103
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000109380-24-000079
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0000109380-23-000128
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000109380-22-000151
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000109380-21-000178
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000109380-20-000172
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

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Peers Zions Bancorporation, National Association discloses

The companies named in ZION's own disclosed peer group.

BOK Financial CorporationCitizens Financial Group, Inc.Colombia Banking SystemComerica IncorporatedCullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.East West Bancorp, Inc.Fifth Third BancorpFirst Horizon National CorpHuntington Bancshares IncorporatedKeyCorpM&T Bank CorporationPinnacle Financial PartnersRegions Financial CorporationSynovus Financial Corp.Western Alliance BancorpWinTrust Financial Corporation

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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